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C. A. BLUME WATER MOTOR Dec. 22, 1925- 1,566,725

Filed Sept. 4, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSES INVENTOR lifl/Z'Baun,

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ATTORNEYS Dec. 22 1925- C. A. BLUME WATER MOTOR Filed Sept. 4,

1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 'IN VN OR 0095.4514/"2,

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES CHARLES A. BLUME, on ocky FORD, 'ooLoR no, ASSIGNOR To THE WHIRL noon,

WATER MoToR COMPANY, OF ROCKY FORD, COLORADO, A CORPORATION or. COLO- RAIDO.

WATER MOTOR.

Application filed September 4, 192 Serial No. 735,919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BLUME, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rocky Ford, in the county of Otera and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water Motors, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to water motors and has for its object the provision of a device in which the Water will be directed towards the upper portions of the blades of the motor at different angles, so that after the blades have received the impact of the water streams at a higher level the second series of streams at a lower level and at different angles are directed on the blades with each spirally curved blade forming a whirlpool effect and furnishing the suction force in completing the circuit of ,themotor through the blades of the motor.

The angular direction. of the flow of the streams of water against the blades and the curvature in depth of the passages between the blades causes the water to act upon one face only of each blade thus eliminating back pressure of the water on the opposite face of the blade, the points of escape being so desi ned whereby the water will be discharged freely without retarding the speed of the motor. f

A further object of the invention is the provision of a water motor having a plurality of streams directed against the blades of the motor at different angles and at different levels and in which a chamber located above the motor is adapted to equalize the air pressure on the motor during operation.

A still further object of'the invention is the provision of a three-point over-head 'sus pensionfor the motor. i i

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following de tailed description, in view of vthe accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless it is to be understood that the invention is' not v confined to the: disclosure, being susceptible of' such changes and modifications which shall define nomaterial departure from the salientfeatures of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a lsection io-gfj the'niotor ii r at wres fiiee 1 Figure 2 is a horizontalsection taken along the line 22 of Figure 1. s

Figure 3 is a view in perspective of an air shaft and its 'associatedcontrolling gate.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a flume adapted to receive water from a higher level and supported upon columns or a foundation 2 made of any suitable material and so constructed as to provide a passage for the outlet of the water from thewater motor. "The floor 3 of the flume 1 is provided with an opening 4 through which is inserted the discharge end 5 of the motor casing 6. i v

The motor: casing is' frusto-co-nically shaped with the lower enlarged end depending below' the floor 3 and supported by means of an angle iron ring 7 bolted tothe casing 6 and to a ring or closure 8 fo'rthe opening 4 in the floor 3. The ring 8 is of sufficient extent tooverlap the/bottom 3 of the fiume at points beyond the periphery of said opening Connected in any approved manner with the outer wall of the motor casing 6 is a flange 9 resting on the ring Sand provided with tangentially disposed conduits 10 which open into the wall of the casing Gabove' the flange 9 for directing the water fromthe flume upon the bladesllof themotor .12. Located at a higher level than the tangentially disposed conduits'10 is a l-annular shelf 13.'having alternate passages 14 directed tangentially toward the blades of the motor. Between the passagesvl l are located other passages 15 having their bases 16 disposed slightly above the shelf or bases 13 of thepassagesl l. My J f The bases 16 of the passages 15 are inclined upwardly and are higher at their inner ends than atjtheir outer ends so that thewater, directed by such passages is forced slightly upwardly before it strikes the blades 11. The bottoms of the passages 14' are i11 clined slightly downwardly' and are therefore located at" a lower level than the pas sages 1 5 and tend to direct the water from the flume 1 not only tangentially-but downwardly against the" blades.

' It'must be bornein mindthat while the .variouswalls. offthe casing "forming the PATENT OFFICE.

water passages to the motor may be made separately the passages maybe cast ints grally with said ca ing.

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trally of the flunie and suspended from the top 18 of the fiunie by means of flanges 19 has its base 20 rigidly secured to the upper end the casings and above the water passages 14 and 15; The upper end, as shown at 21, projects through the opening in the top 18 of the flume 1 and is proyide'd with a closure 22. The closure 22 is pro,

vided with a bearing 23 for a shaft 24 of the motor 12. The shaft is provided with a collar 25 whichis rigidly secured to thesame and which rests upon the bearing 23 of the closure 22'. A web 26'secured to or integrally formed with the inner wall of the cylinder 17 adjaceiititsj lower end isproyided with a bearing 27 through which shaft 24 passes and supports the sleeve 28 i'i'gidly coiinected with said shaft. The bottom 20 ofthe cylinde'r or air shaft 171s rovided with a mg 29 for supporting a coin-tr so rig-idly connected with theshaft24. It will be seen from' thi's construction that theshaft 24 and motor 12 are supported at three points, that is the respective bearings 23, 2'? and 29. t

lower oftlie air shaft 17 is reduced in diai Y r and is adapted to ie ceive a? leather washer 32 upen its exterior surface over which is adapted to ride a cylindrical gate This washer is pro} vided to prevent the passage of Water past the gate after said gate has been closed. The g re 33 encircles the redu'ed portion 31 of the air shaft 17 and is carried by rods 34' and 351whi'ch are slida'ble in perforated lugs 36 projecting from the outer walls the cylinderl'l". A semi-circular u ips-ps7 is secured at its upper end 38' to the rod 34 while its lowe f endSQ secured to rod 35. The upper end of the support 37 em braces the cylindrical shaft 1 7 in spacer relation and is adaptedto connectrod 34 with for simultaneous" raising oi" lowering of saidrods, Rod 34 passes througlia perf aon h m ssage 19 0 m air shaft 17 i and also through a perfbration A iii the top 18 of the fltiine 1 and is provided at its outer end With a rack 46 engagedby a spur gear 41. The spur gear is adapted to he operated manually and through any form of suitable ineclianisin well known in the art. It will be seen (Figure 1) that the lower ends of the rods 34 and 35 are secured to perforated ears 42 located at diametrically opposite points on the outer wall of the gate 33. VVli'e'n it is desired to stop theniotor it is only necessary to rotate the geap 41 and ase the rods 34 and 35 to be depressed whereby the gate warts lowei-ed anticompletely shut off or control the of water from the fluine' 1 through the various passa 0, 1e nd 1 By pa y t r ne the gate 33the' a'n ot'i'nt of water entering the various passages 14 arr-(115 may be limited accordingly. 4, v e

The base 20 of the cylindrical member 17 is provided with openings 43 above which are provided threaded bosses 44. Into said bosses are screwed air conduits 45. These conduitspass upwardly through hearings 46 formed in the web 26 and terminate adjacent the upper end of the cylindrical air shaft 17. The air shaft 17 is substantially sealed by the top 22 and bottom 20. It will be seen that these air shafts form a direct passage between the upper end of the casing 6 where the water passages 14 and 15 are formed and are adapted to equalize the air pressure at these points through the air shaft 17. r i

' The upper end of the motor 12 is of snialler diameter than the lower end and the blades 11 are curved along the lines o? aspiral with the adjacent faces of a pair of blades forming a. channel 48 and opening directly into the pit 49 below the casing 6. It willbe seen that the blades areso' constructed and spaced from each other that when the water strikes the blades when passing through the Various channels it will exert its force upon theblades and be readily discharged through the channels 48' and the large open ends of the motor without cai'isi'n'g the water to be dragged around" with the motor and thereby lessening the power of the same. The conduitslO are adapted to provide a whirlpool motion to the water as it enters and acts upon the Blades. I

i The device constructed for practical purposes will have approximately 192 points of in'i'pa'ct of the water against the blades since there are 24 separate openings through \iihi'ch the water is directed against the eight blades during a eoniplete revolution of the motor. Due to the various levels at which the ater enters the casing 6 and the arious angular dispositions of the streams of Water the water will not be allowed to stack up at any point since a small amount of water only is required and having a maximum striking force at all points against the blades, 7 I i What I claim is: V

1. A water niotor comprising flui'ne; an opening in the bottom of the fluine', a motor casing projectingthrough' said opening and open at its lower ends, a motor revolubly mounted in the easin; and provided with blades; a plurality o tangential passages connecting the fluniewith the interior of the niotor casing, a second series of tangentially disposed passages located above the first inentioi'ied passages and connecting the interior of the casing with the flame, alter- Irate passages of the second series being incliiied downwardly.

2. A water motor comprising a flui'ne,' an opening in the bottom of the name, a motor casing projecting through said opei' ing and open at its lower end; motor revolubly mounted in the casing and provided with the motor casing, a second series of tangentially disposed passages located above the first mentioned passages and connecting the interior of the casing with the Home, alternate passages of the second series of passages being located at a higher level-than the remaining passages of said series.

3. A water motor comprising a flume, an opening in the bottom of the flume, a motor casing projecting through said opening and open at its lower end, a motor revolubly mounted in the casing and provided with blades, a plurality of tangential passages connecting the fiume with the interior of the motor casing, a. second series of tangentially disposed passages located above the first mentioned passages and connecting the interior of the casing with the flume, alternate passages of the second series of passages being inclined downwardly from their outer ends to their inner ends, the remaining passages of the second series being inclined upwardly from their outer ends to their innner ends.

4. A water motor comprising a flume, an opening in the bottom of the flume, a motor casing projecting through said opening and open at its lower end, a motor revolubly mounted in the casing and provided with blades, a plurality of tangential passages connecting the flu'me with the interior of the motor casing, a second series of tangentially disposed passages located above the first mentioned passages and connecting the interior of the casing with the flume, an air shaft secured to the upper end of the motor casing, and air passages connecting the malternate passages of the second series being located in a different plane from the remaining passages.

.5.. A water motor comprising a flume, an opening in the bottom of the flume, a motor casing projecting through said opening and open at its lower end, a motor revolubly mounted in the casing and provided with blades, a plurality of tangential passages connecting the flume with the interior of the motor casing, a second series of tangentially disposed passages located above the first mentioned passages and connecting the interior of the casing with the flume, a sealed air shaft secured to the upper end of the motor casing, conduits mounted within the air shaft in open communication with the upper end of the air shaft and terminating short of the closure of the air shaft.

6. A water motor comprising a casing, a rotor within said casing provided with blades, passages located at different levels and connecting the interior of the motor with the exterior, a shaft connected with the rotor, a casing forming an air shaft lo cated above the motor casing and provided with bearings at its opposite closed end, and a bearing intermediate its ends supporting the shaft, and means on the shaft above said bearing adapted to support the shaft androtor.

CHARLES A. BLUME.

'terior of the motor casing with the air shaft, I 

